State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Kansas, $82,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.1% — not 67.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.2%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+37.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $137,220
- p25
- $104,470
- p75
- $138,710
- p10
- $86,120
- p90
- $155,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Kansas
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $82,060
- p25
- $77,750
- p75
- $93,130
- p10
- $64,900
- p90
- $97,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.